Janie's self discovery in Their Eyes Were Watching God

The main character in Their Eyes were Watching God struggles constantly with society for self identification. She defies the stereotypical black woman by insisting on independence. Janie Mae Crawford, the main character in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes were Watching God significantly changes both internally and externally throughout the novel due to her grandmother influence, her relationships with Jody Starks, and her quest for self identity. Janie’s grandmother was the most influential person …

…pursuit for self identity is parallel to the African-American’s search for their own culture by protecting their oral traditions. Janie, the main character, in Their Eyes were Watching God struggles constantly with society for self identification. Zora Neale Hurston did an incomparable job making Janie realistic and portraying the African American culture and dialect. Hurston’s main character in Their Eyes were Watching God made the novel fascinating as she searched for self identity.